Hi, sports fans. My name is Jack Rackels, and I’m going to be writing a new daily feature for the TAUNTR blog. My job will be to call out the five most taunt-worthy jackasses of the day from the sports world. I'll try to do this every single day of the workweek. Just don’t hold me to do that, because odds are you’ll end up disappointed.
Let’s get right to it for today, though, shall we?
1. Steven Jackson: This is easy for my debut. Fuck the presumption of innocence for the TAUNTR jackass of the day feature. This isn’t a court of law. Which is why St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson gets the honor. TMZ.com reported this afternoon that Jackson’s ex-girlfriend, Supriya Harris, filed a complaint with the Las Vegas Police Department yesterday accusing Jackson of beating her up while she was nine months pregnant last March. Seriously, that is just awful. We could make a joke on the main site about how playing for the Rams will drive a person to do crazy things, but that story is too sad to poke fun at. Even for us. Screw you, Steven Jackson. Not only to do you constantly let down fantasy owners by never scoring touchdowns, you appear to be a shitty person, too.
Update: Reader Sean points out something interesting. Jackson's ex did wait 10 months to file a report, and, after the Duke Lacrosse hoax, I guess that the presumption of innocence still should apply even for a feature like this. Insert me in the number one spot if it turns out we rushed to judgment. For now, though, Jackson remains.
2. Eric Green: It must not have been a good day for Roger Goodell. The Commish is going to have to address not only the Jackson story, but also the allegation that Eric Green, a free agent whose NFL career is likely over, sodomized a transgendered woman; then again, since Green sucks and is out of the league technically, it might not be an issue for him. The woman, Angelina Mavillia of New York, is suing Green for $10-M (doubt he has that much). Rape is not cool. Neither is Green.
3. Andre Dawson: Yeah, I get the argument that the player should be able to pick which team he wants to represent when he gets into Cooperstown. But the reason Dawson didn’t want to go in as a Montreal Expo was over a financial disagreement more than two decades ago. His selection into Cooperstown was horseshit, anyway, given that he finished his career with a lifetime .323 on-base percentage. That’s a lot of fucking outs. But at least he’s going in for Montreal, as there will be some evidence that the franchise ever existed. Longtime Expos fan Jonah Keri is happy about the news, which is a good thing. Dawson’s bitching, though, left a bad taste in my mouth.
4. Scott Boras: Boras is an amazing agent. But he shit the bed with client Johnny Damon. And Boras’ attempt to spin the fact that the New York Yankees don’t want Damon has been fun to watch. He, quite simply, misread the situation and now has to face the music. Damon can’t throw for his life, but he’s actually quite a productive player who should’ve had a better market. Boras, perhaps due to a conflict of interest since it was best for the Boras Corp. if Matt Holliday signed first, just was asking for too much. Now, Boras and Damon have egg on their faces.
5. Gregg Williams: Greg Williams, the New Orleans Saints' defensive coordinator, is essentially putting a bounty out on Peyton Manning. The question I have, though, is why Williams would make that public. Of course, knocking out Manning would improve the Saints’ chances of beating the Indianpolis Colts in the Super Bowl. Curtis Painter sucks, and we all saw what happened the last time that Jim Sorgi’s replacement got into game action. For implying the plans on radio, though, Williams is well deserving of the five spot on this list.
Jack Rackels can be reached at jack@tauntr.com.
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